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neys came to mind. Old memories that, in turn, fused with more recent memories about the Mosque and the courtyards of Córdoba, in the awning clad streets of Andalusia, with their space, with their light and their flowers, with the sound of water in the courtyards of the Alhambra, in the gardens of the Generalife and in the Alcazar...”

Views

of

the

surrounding

mountain ranges of Córdoba can be seen from the station, creating a relationship with them. A thick nine metre high

Estación Central de Autobuses Córdoba

The Córdoba Bus Station is a work of great urban importance to the new part of the city. It is a large work measuring 105 metres wide and it functions as a public space of the city. This building reconciles the new part of the city with the histori-

César Portela 1999

cal centre and Córdoba’s older, more emblemtaic buildings. Portela talks about this and his memories of Córdoba:

“When I was given the com-

mission of the Córdoba Bus Station, a multitude of memories of my first jour-

granite wall encloses the life of the Bus Station from its surroundings. Inside, is a courtyard with a semicircular bus shelter which is supported by numerous columns. They appear almost playful due to the amount of them, all exactly the same, but somehow different as light hits them at different angles.

César

Portela

studied

ar-

chitecture at Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona. He moved to Madrid after his graduation in 1966, and in 1968 he earned his doctorate at

the Madrid school of architecture. He has been guest professor at numerous universities and institutions all over the world, including the School of Architecture in Pamplona, Nancy, Caracas, Lisbon and Weimar. Awarded the Spanish National Architecture Award in 1999 for this Bus Station, César Portela has been awarded honours by numerous national and international institutions. He also has a busy teaching career, and now holds the professorship of Architectural Design at E.T.S. in La Coruña. Far Left Above Above Right Right

The bus shelter The exterior granite wall Main Entrance Aerial View